On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:24 AM, David Marshall wrote: > Forget the VR6 in the Vanagon unless you have a LOT of time and a LOT > of > money - you have to do some fancy fabrication and make a new thermostat > housing and figure out what to do with the ignition coil pack - on a > Syncro > there ISN'T any room in this area due to the fuel tank being in the > way. > These engines are also very HEAVY as well - want to go fast - install > a 1.8L > Turbo motor in there - fits as good as any of the 'standard' I4 > engines. > Wiring for the VR6 is about as 'hard' as any Motronic I4 or the TDI or > the > 1.8T - takes me about 6 to 8 hours to do the whole harness. Money I have. Time I can make. As to the "ignition coil pack"...not all VR6 engines used it (it was introduced in 93, prior to that they used distributers.) |
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